Waqas Shair Archives - Daily Times (original) (raw)

Pakistan and Bangladesh share historical roots, language, and culture, having been one nation until 1971. Both countries began as agrarian economies with similar challenges of poverty, illiteracy, and political instability. However, their trajectories diverged sharply after Bangladesh’s independence. For instance, in 1971, Pakistan’s GDP was 10.67billion,surpassingBangladesh’s10.67 billion, surpassing Bangladesh’s 10.67billion,surpassingBangladesh’s8.75 billion. By 2000, Pakistan led […]

The World Justice Project (WJP) released the 2024 Rule of Law Index for 142 countries. In this edition, Pakistan is ranked 129th out of 142 nations overall, 5th among 6 South Asian nations, and 30th out of 38 lower-middle-income countries in terms of the Rule of Law. The Rule of Law Index operates on a […]

The current downhill ride of the rupee is more striking than before. It will make the grounds for high inflation in the future. The general public’s perception of inflation is that the exchange rate is a major driver of inflation in an economy. While the recent brief of well-known Pakistani economist, Dr Abdul Jalil Khan, […]

The global communities recognise the importance of oceans because more than three billion people around the globe benefit from marine for their livelihood (directly or indirectly). It also generates employment for more than 200 million and the estimated market value of the marine economy is about US $3 trillion per year. From the environmental perspective, […]